425-502-6679

No message left had to call back after numerous calls.

Said they were with the American Breast Cancer Society helping women with breast cancer. They wanted a pledge amount & were going to send out a pledge card. I agreed to do $15 & was then told they would transfer me to the verification dept; all very nice friendly & polite.
I was transferred & then was asked for my credit or debit card number. I said they were suppose to be sending out a pledge card. So then was told they could get the money to the women who needed it faster if we did it over the phone. I told them I would not give that info out over the phone!
So they are supposedly sending out a pledge card but ask for a quick turnaround please; again, very friendly & polite but just not giving out any financial or personal info out over phone!

they asked for my wife.   I asked to take a message. they said no message was involved.  

after reading this page- i realize they have access to some breast cancer patient information and were probably calling for donations.    

They called at 8:45 pm on Friday night and hung up shortly after I answered. I've been contacted previously and have asked at least twice to have my number removed.

The WA Sec of State has a web page you can perform a Charity and Commercial Fundraiser Search. It is:
www.sos.wa.gov/charities/search.aspx

This "charity" has a registration. According to their filing in 2012 they raised $53m.

The BBB has issued warnings with calculations showing that 85 cents of every dollar donated is used to pay the charities fundraising costs.
http://tinyurl.com/lu6vvef

One of the three organizations listed that receive contributions from Breast Cancer Society only has 10% of the money they raise going to program services. The second is 40%. The last is 75%.

What I find interesting is that when you look up those other organizations, they list Breast Cancer Society as an organization that receives donations from them. Are these people really just giving money to each other? Each time the money given has a 25% to 90% reduction in capital to pay themselves?

The Executive Director of Breast Cancer Society, James T Reynolds II, learned from his father who started the Cancer Fund of America. The Cancer Fund of America has also received warnings issued by the BBB.

Executive Director James T Reynolds was paid $121k in salary in 2008, and by 2010 his salary had tripled to $364k in 2010.

Associated Community Services, the Breast Cancer Society's largest fundraiser, has been sued by the states of Iowa, Oregon, Ohio, Connecticut, and Missouri. They agreed to settle out of court with Missouri for $100k for continuing to engage in "manipulative, high-pressure fundraising tactics when calling Missourians who had asked not to be called".

Unfortunately, James T Reynolds II has been unable to respond to any allegations and has denied responding to the Better Business Bureau's investigation.

My opinion? These people are just slightly above scum.

Thank you Dale for all of your research.  I have found this to be true of most "charitable" organizations that solicit money by phone or mail.  They are really just in the business of keeping themselves employed and do very little good.  Please, people, don't waste your money on them.